Music

In the music industry, where major record labels constantly turn out new pop hits reminiscent of something we heard the week before, great music doesn’t always make successful music. In this restrictive environment, musicians often have to balance commercial ...

There was probably mud on their boots when they were marched out to the Katyn Forest that day in 1940...

Saturday, January 18: Slanted Jack. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922...

For those who haven’t had the pleasure, South By Southwest (otherwise known as SXSW) is the yearly arts festival held over the last week of winter down in Austin. Initially a music convention prowled by eager publicists trying to keep their underpaying jobs, burned ...

Thursday, February 20: Mike Murray. 7:30 p.m. Blues and Greens, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322...

Yael Naim is on the path of discovery. In her 2008 hit breakout song “New Soul” she sings, “I’m a new soul/I came to...

When listening to blues vocalist Janiva Magness, there are a lot of words that come to mind that could describe her sultry and lilting interpretations. Whether uplifting or drifting into darkness, one word that never comes across when hearing her voice is “fake.” ...

Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival...

When the Drive-By Truckers went into the studio to make a record a couple years ago, the songs came out fast and furious. Make that a lot of songs came quickly, very quickly...

When the Editors finished their second album, 2007’s An End Has A Start, singer Tom Smith sensed a change was in the air for the group...

Progger isn’t the kind of band you might assume it is just from hearing the name. Then again, it’s not exactly not what you...

Before I start describing Monday’s Them Crooked Vultures show, I think a little discussion of the group itself is in order. After all, some people (an unfortunate few) may not yet have had the privilege of hearing the self-titled disc from three of the most ...